Thursday, April 10, 2014

Dr. Visits,Teething & Poison Control...OH MY!

Seriously, being a mama is H.A.R.D.! Especially with a sick baby.  I have total respect for all of the moms out there with more than one to care for or who are doing it on their own!  Reeden has been sick with a respiratory/sinus infection for over a week now. He couldn't talk, not eating,coughing,wheezing, and running a temp! Both of us have been in tears more than once in the past week! Mostly due to the lack of sleep we were both getting. He also cut all 4 of his eye teeth this week, at the same time!  If that wasn't bad enough, he spilled a whole bottle of scented oil all over his self and the floor! All of this happened while I was making the bed.  I wasn't sure if he tried to drink any, or if he put his hands in his mouth so I had to call poison control for the first time in my life! I wanted to know what symptoms to be watching for in case he did.  I had just read online about a baby boy the same age as Reeden, who ingested less than a teaspoon of oil, and was hospitalized for over week, almost killing him! Talk about a panic attack!!  Thankfully after an hour of monitoring him he showed no signs that he had ingested any! Needless to say I went through the whole house and got rid of EVERYTHING!!  I am very thankful and grateful for my husband, who volunteered to stay with Reeden so I could have a few hours to myself.  After the day we had I was definitely not passing that up! I'm happy to say that after numerous breathing treatments and rounds of antibiotics Reeden is finally on the mend! What a rough week, but despite all of that I wouldn't trade one day of my life, (no matter what I said at the time) for anything in the world! It may not be glamorous, but it's still better than anything else:) Happy parenting mamas! Hope you are having a great week!